Helen Mirren: UK is nasty
"BRITISH actress Helen Mirren, the actress who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, has attacked modern Britain as being angry and cruel.
She accused people of being "nasty" on the internet and said she believes British comedy is too savage in an interview published in the latest edition of French celebrity magazine Paris Match.
Mirren, 65, said the country of her birth no longer cherishes old-fashioned virtues and suggested she would feel more at home in France."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/british-actress-helen-mirren-says-uk-is-nasty/story-e6frf96o-1225953935210
She accused people of being "nasty" on the internet and said she believes British comedy is too savage in an interview published in the latest edition of French celebrity magazine Paris Match.
Mirren, 65, said the country of her birth no longer cherishes old-fashioned virtues and suggested she would feel more at home in France."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/british-actress-helen-mirren-says-uk-is-nasty/story-e6frf96o-1225953935210
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She, like Anthony Hopkins, only start to mouth-off about how bad the UK is once they've been awarded high honours (Knighthoods/Damehoods). In fact it wouldn't surprise me if she joins Hopkins in giving up her British citizenship and become a French or American citizen.
The other irony in Mirren's case re her award is she was for many years an anti-Royalist! And who says principals matter;)
She often comes out with statements which she thinks somehow will be controversial. Doesn't she realise this so called ''savagery'' has been going on for years and isn't just something which has happened recently? Why is she moaning about the UK anyway when she doesn't even live here, and as the US is a far more violent society, why does she tolerate living in it?
If she thinks France is so wonderful, perhaps she should pack up and live there instead. I used to like her, but now I think she has a tendency to voice her opinions before she thinks them through.
I am sick and tired of these over-privileged, ivory tower idiots attacking things they probably have very little GENUINE understanding or experience of.
I actually liked Helen Mirren but this will put me right off her. Daft woman. Some people desperately need to learn it's better to keep some opinions to themselves.
France are f***ing welcome to her.
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I thought she liked her men 'nasty'!:p:p:p;)
A lot of folk do seem to become easily obsessed by what's happening on Facebook or who's bitched about whom on Twitter. The epitome of their weekend appears to be who's been kicked out of The X Factor. It's quite sad.
I don't think that's limited to the UK though.
The US seems on a par with us, but that's not exactly reassuring since its the US afterall...
True, people do worry too much about what's on the X Factor, bitching on Twitter etc, but she doesn't actually live here, but still feels an entitlement to criticise. Until she moves back, I think she should keep quiet, but preferably she should head off to France as she seems to like it so much - a country where people riot when the retirement age goes up to 62. :rolleyes:
The Internet can be a very nasty place. I very much doubt French people are that different though.
She wasn't so concerned with old-fashioned values when she was glorifying drug use a while ago.
Guess she was right :cool:
Very witty, I'm sure. Of course there are nasty people online. My issue is that she is slating the UK (yet again). The entire Western World isn't that different, so why single us out?
Many people who post on sites like this one aren't even from the UK anyway.
Most people don't like someone attacking their country. especially when the person doing it is over-privileged and probably lives in a bubble most of the time anyway!
And when they don't even live in the country they are attacking it is even more ridiculous.
Yes, she is a bit removed from normal people's concerns and has over the last few years come out with slightly skewed views on things, but hey, she's entitled to her opinion and no one need take any notice of them.
I like her, skewed views and all, and she's a fantastic actress.
Exactly.
Perhaps you like to explain why your use of other people's comments proves she's ''right''? :rolleyes:
But the French riot at the drop of a hat - what about the farmer's riots every time Britain does something they don't like, the race riots that break out from time to time in inner city areas, and the recent riot over the raising of the French retirement age to 62?
In that respect France is really no different from most other places in the civilised world.
It's because it's anonymous. I don't want to fall into the trap of thinking that it's okay to be rude and overly sarcastic online, but I can see how it happens. I'm sure there's a nasty streak amongst most cultures, and I agree, I'm sure French people can be just as nasty on forums!
I didn't know about the drugs issue. I'll have to look up that info at some point.
It's a bit like Sean Connery constantly moaning about the UK when he hasn't lived here for 25 years!
I agree with some of the things Helen says about this country, although I doubt France is a better place to live in.